Link
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip063/2005033961.html
Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0664/2005033961-b.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0664/2005033961-d.html
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Diagnosis and treatment: what you can expect -- Cancer: where does it come from? -- Diagnostic tests and staging studies: gathering information -- Making decisions about treatment: how success is measured -- Weighing the long-term risks and benefits of treatment -- Conventional treatments: an overview -- Molecular targeted therapy -- Clinical research trials: what they’re all about -- Clinical case studies: four patient stories -- Afterword -- Appendix A. cancer molecular biology -- Appendix B. analyzing cost-effectiveness -- Appendix C. patient’s checklist.
ISBN
0801884179 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0801884187 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject
Cancer -- Popular works.
